“Barbaric.”

Texas Congressman Joaquin Castro, regarding the floating border wall Gov. Greg Abbott had installed in the Rio Grande after a body was found stuck in the barrier on Wednesday. It was the first of two bodies that have been found stuck in the boundary. Democratic lawmakers and humanitarian groups have sharply criticized the buoys and razor wire. The U.S. Justice Department sued the state of Texas last month after the governor refused to remove the barrier. (Texas Public Radio — Aug. 3, 2023)